stertorous
adjective
characterized by stertor or heavy snoring.
stertorously
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a word derived from
stertorous.
Example Sentences
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"Been thinking things over," said he, breathing stertorously.
From A Safety Match by Ian Hay
"You see, gentlemen, how insecure is earthly power," said the Schnorrer solemnly, while the President breathed stertorously, deaf to his impressive moralising.
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Israel Zangwill
And so the anxious scout crouched there, not far from his industrious chum, gripping his gun tightly in both hands, and breathing stertorously as he twisted his fat neck around from side to side.
From The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol by Herbert Carter
Old Calmour was lying on the sofa, breathing stertorously, and looking, as Bob had said, “devilish queer.”
From The Red Derelict by Bertram Mitford
His chin was sunk upon his chest, his arms hung at his side, and he was breathing stertorously.
From First Person Paramount by Ambrose Pratt
